Expert Witness and Advice
NRA has a long record of preparing expert reports, and various staff have presented testimony in Planning and Environment Court, Land Court, Magistrates Court and District Court.
Bates v Queensland Nickel
The State of Queensland engaged Tim Anderson of NRA as an independent expert witness in the legal proceedings Bates (The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection) v Queensland Nickel. The work involved:
- Management of process water residues
- Water balance
- Water treatment
- Tailings and process water storage
- Preparation of expert reports
- Presentation of evidence in Magistrates Court and District Court.
Citigold Rehabilitation and Financial Assurance
NRA’s Tim Anderson was engaged by the State of Queensland as an independent expert witness for the Land Court appeal EPA055 between Citigold Corporation Limited and the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. The work involved assessment of Plan of Operations and Financial Assurance for three gold mines and broadly encompassed:
- Impact identification
- Assessment and mitigation
- Rehabilitation planning, assessment and derivation of costings
- Preparation of expert reports
- Presentation of evidence in the Land Court including concurrent (‘hot tub’) testimony.
Threatened Fauna Species Assessment
Peter Buosi of NRA was commissioned by the Commonwealth of Australia to undertake multiple Threatened fauna species assessments relating to properties in the Cape York, Gulf of Carpentaria and Burdekin districts. Peter provided expert advice on the potential presence of Threatened or Migratory terrestrial fauna species, or their habitat, within the receiving environment of the proposed actions and assessed the potential for significant impact at each property.